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Old 09-12-2018, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by GrantG
What country are you in? In the US, the dealer would have to show that the color of the car was responsible for the engine failure in order to refuse warranty repair...
@shahano I know you said you’re not in the USA but FYI the above refers to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975(?) which protects consumers from the dealer doing exactly what they have done. You have to prove that any modification made was the cause of the failure. Good luck.
Old 09-12-2018, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Mech33


Or is that because the number of RS cars actually being driven is so low?
Hmmm. Nope. Statistically they would still be reliable or otherwise they would all be busted by now if the sample pool where that small.

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Old 09-12-2018, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by neanicu
Get a tow truck and get your car out of there. Go to another dealer and inform Porsche headquarters about what is happening. A paint job and the engine being blown have ZERO connection!
Unfortunately there is only 1 dealer where we live, so we dont have much options other than the main dealer of the country.

Originally Posted by Lodi
I agree that this is not a common issue with the .1 RS. You mentioned a head failure? Do you have more details on exactly what happened? Have you read through the Concerned Owners Group thread? - https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...ouncement.html.
The problems are exactly the same as other GT3 members have described on the forum. Driving it hard, received a warning to check engine. Turn off and turn back on, cars runs fine, once you pass 7,000 or so RPM it comes back. took in to the service and they identified misfire in cylinder 4. Car has about 10,000 miles. Driven hard, but never tracked as we dont have a track here.

Originally Posted by ExMB
This isn't NY where there is a dealer on every corner. Some regions only have 1 dealer. SMH
Our country unfortunately only has one dealer.
Old 09-12-2018, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Ducati1199


@shahano I know you said you’re not in the USA but FYI the above refers to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975(?) which protects consumers from the dealer doing exactly what they have done. You have to prove that any modification made was the cause of the failure. Good luck.
Not sure we have this in our country. Will have to double check
Old 09-12-2018, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by PTSGT3
What color is the car? Just curious...
Its painted Ferrari yellow (not sure of color name) to match his Speciale
Old 09-12-2018, 01:59 PM
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Interesting that so many GT3 owners have had this failure, but almost no one has had the same failure on the RS.
Old 09-12-2018, 02:16 PM
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Well, not yet...
Im at 30,000 miles about half track miles.
Old 09-12-2018, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
Well, not yet...
Im at 30,000 miles about half track miles.
Which is pretty amazing if you think about it.
Old 09-12-2018, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Shahano
Interesting that so many GT3 owners have had this failure, but almost no one has had the same failure on the RS.
Totally different engine....
Old 09-13-2018, 12:14 AM
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totally
Old 09-13-2018, 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
Well, not yet...
Im at 30,000 miles about half track miles.
absolutely impressive given the engine compression and performance!!
Old 09-13-2018, 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by shapiroeric
Totally different engine....
Originally Posted by fxz
totally
Same engine "totally" except for the lower rev limiter, yes?
Old 09-13-2018, 02:25 AM
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Jumping right into the thread: ignition coil?
Old 09-13-2018, 02:27 AM
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Oh, 30000kms with mine.
Old 09-13-2018, 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Kobalt
Oh, 30000kms with mine.
How many track miles?


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